Sir Pinocchio impressive in Pocono qualifier
At 0h02, on April 10, 2025 • By PHHA-Pocono Downs
Sir Pinocchio, an altered son of Met’s Hall who trotted to over $600,000 in earnings last year at three while winning several major stakes, made his 2025 debut a successful one at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Wednesday morning (April 9), winning in 1:55.2 despite the mercury being barely above the freezing mark.
Sir Pinocchio won the MGM Yonkers Trot, the New York Sire Stakes final, the Matron Stake, and the Dexter Cup during a campaign which saw him win 11 times for driver Jason Bartlett, trainer Ed Hart, and owner Carolyn Atherton. His 12-length win here suggests he may be immediately ready to take on a high caliber of trotting foe.
Team Warren drove four of the eight Pocono qualifying winners on Wednesday. Ridge Warren, who has won over 200 races in each of the last three years, many on the local scene, was home first three times, but his lifetime total of 1,630 victories leaves him a bit behind his father Todd, a winner of 5,490 races who has come east after spending virtually his entire career campaigning in the Midwest and who crossed the wire first in another qualifier.
